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Archives for November 2007

Hot press

November 21, 2007 by Andrea Bellamy 8 Comments

Heavy Petal is Canadian Gardening magazine’s “hot link” of their Winter 2007 issue. This makes me feel all proud and glowy. Welcome CG readers, and thanks, CG for the mention!

Filed Under: Miscellaneous Tagged With: canadian gardening, heavy petal, press

Plant lock

November 20, 2007 by Andrea Bellamy 2 Comments

The most brilliant ideas are always the simplest, no? Take the PlantLock, for instance.It’s a bike rack and planter in one. No more unsightly bike racks, plus added space for urban greenery. Imagine if these were used in cities nationwide… Via NotCot.

Filed Under: Garden Design, Green Gardening & Living, Outdoor Living Tagged With: bicycle, bike lock, container garden, garden, plantlock

Raw Studio hanging chairs

November 15, 2007 by Andrea Bellamy 1 Comment

   These hanging chairs by Nick Rawcliffe of Raw Studio, reminiscent of those 70s hanging wicker chairs (updated, of course, for the modern esthetic) are sleek and functional – they stack flat for easy storage. But are they comfortable? Via MocoLoco.

Filed Under: Outdoor Living Tagged With: nick rawcliffe, raw studio

Announcing the Lentil

November 13, 2007 by Andrea Bellamy 18 Comments

I’m pregnant. There, I said it. I’ve been looking for a way to tell you, but it doesn’t normally come up in topics relating to gardening. You might have noticed a lack of regular posting – and for that I apologize. Somehow having a little alien growing in your belly distracts you from things you’re […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: gardening, parenting, pregnancy

Serve it up

November 7, 2007 by Andrea Bellamy Leave a Comment

 Saw these botanical-print serving trays by Simrin, and knew Heavy Petal readers would adore them. You do, don’t you? No? What if I told you they are made by laminating hand-printed fabric between ridged vinyl sheets, so that each tray has a linen-like texture? And that they’re made in New York by a family-run company that’s been […]

Filed Under: Indoors, Outdoor Living, Retail Therapy Tagged With: botanical, fabric, simrin, trays

Maple leaf love

November 5, 2007 by Andrea Bellamy 4 Comments

What I’m loving this week: “Leaf walks”: long walks in search of the best, driest, most-kickable leaves. Something comes over me when I spy a nice thick stretch of colourful leaves. I am compelled to run through them, doing a series of low, straight-legged kicks that send the leaves flying and which cannot fail to make me […]

Filed Under: Pacific Northwest, Shrubs & Trees Tagged With: acer rubrum, autumn, fall, leaves, red maple

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